Labor 2026

The Indiana AFL-CIO makes endorsements for state and federal candidates. These endorsements and recommendations are voted on by the statewide Committee on Political Education (COPE), made up of representatives from all affiliated unions, statewide councils and regional AFL-CIO organizations. This ensures that the full diversity of the labor movement and regional diversity of Indiana is reflected in the process. The Indiana AFL-CIO seeks to educate, engage and mobilize the more than three hundred thousand union families on issues, candidates and policies that protect and support working Hoosiers. With members in all areas of the state, the Indiana AFL-CIO uses member-to-member contact at the worksite or home, direct mail, social media, rallies and public events to ensure working families receive information crucial to making decisions concerning elections and laws that affect their everyday lives.

The Indiana AFL-CIO, through a convention of affiliates, makes all endorsements for state level offices. Candidates seeking support from the Indiana AFL-CIO, including incumbents, must complete this form to be eligible for consideration. 

Your responses will help us make endorsement decisions and may be used to communicate the difference between candidates to union members. Please be candid, complete, and forthright in your responses.

Please find the questionnaire links below. 

The questionnaire must be submitted online by Monday, June 1st, 2026 in order to be considered for endorsement at our convention on Friday, June 12th, 2026.

2026 Federal Candidate Questionnaire

2026 State Candidate Questionnaire

2026 School Board Candidate Questionnaire